The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

At the same time, Ruan Fei led her female soldiers, who had been marching for most of the day and were exhausted and sleepy.

Even as Ruan Fei issued various military orders, the female soldiers' complaints grew louder and louder.

They came to a large river, which blocked their way, forcing them to stop. As Ruan Fei was thinking about how to lead everyone across the river, the female soldiers had already sat down.

"I'm exhausted, I need to rest for a bit!"

"I always said this commander we're under is no good. Why are we being made to work so hard every day?"

"Ugh, isn't it uncomfortable in the barracks? Why do you have to do this? Who the hell can stand it?!"

……

The army not only stopped, but also completely gave up.

This caused Ruan Fei, who was equally exhausted, especially mentally, to explode on the spot.

He shouted angrily, "I am the commander now!"

"It's your commander!"

"You must obey military orders!"

"Now, I order that we must immediately find a way to cross the river and, before dawn, find a valley where we can hide our troops. Anyone who dares to disobey this order will be punished today..."

"I will handle this according to military law!"

As she spoke, Ruan Fei drew her sword!

The sword's edge gleamed with a cold light under the dim moonlight, exuding a chill that penetrated to the very core of one's being.

Can……

The female soldiers completely ignored her.

"Who are you trying to scare?"

"What kind of bullshit military orders are these? I only obey the Commander-in-Chief's orders."

"Yes, yes, yes, even if I were to obey military orders, I would only obey General Gu Qingyue."

"I only listen to Leader Ning Wanqin!"

……

At this moment, none of the female soldiers said they would disobey orders, but each of them shouted that they would only listen to the other four women.

Even if they don't actually listen, in situations like this, there has to be a way to resist.

In fact, some people not only said they were unwilling to listen to Ruan Fei, but also wanted to go home.

"Why don't we go back?"

"Yeah, it's exhausting."

"Let's go, let's go back!"

……

The scene instantly descended into chaos. Most of the female soldiers either wanted to rest or wanted to turn back, and for a moment, there was a commotion.

Such unrest was clearly beyond Nguyen Pheu's control.

Just as the situation was getting out of control, a loud bang suddenly came from the darkness not far away.

A loud "Boom!" was heard.

It was as if a large rock had fallen from the sky, rolled onto the ground, and stirred up a cloud of dust, or as if a thunderbolt had struck from the sky.

The female soldiers were already advancing with torches, and the limited number of torches made the light and shadow on the mudflats in front of the river constantly shift. This loud noise terrified everyone.

They all went around to look.

then……

Another loud bang was heard!

The booming sound seemed even louder than before!

Two consecutive sounds, especially in the darkness of night when everyone was exhausted, made it impossible for anyone to remain calm, causing the female soldiers to tremble with fear.

Then the third sound rang out.

Suddenly, a towering flame appeared in the distance, instantly turning the sky red.

"Fire!"

Someone shouted, and the female soldiers screamed and scattered in all directions. Ruan Fei originally wanted to quiet everyone down, but the continuous noise startled even herself.

He threw down the torch, turned and ran with the crowd.

"No..." On a hilltop not far away, watching this scene, especially Wu Xingzhou who was deliberately paying attention to Ruan Fei, was somewhat bewildered: "She's already scared?"

"Running so fast!"

"If I had known you were so easily scared, I wouldn't have needed to surround you with so many people!"

As Wu Xingzhou was still sighing, his personal guards couldn't wait any longer: "General, give the order to capture them, otherwise they'll all escape and it will be troublesome."

Wu Xingzhou rolled his eyes at the soldier beside him: "Are you afraid that if you run away, you won't have a choice?"

However, despite saying this, Wu Xingzhou did not dare to slack off in the slightest when it came to important matters. He immediately gave an order, and the more than 40,000 troops he brought surged out.

In an instant, a deafening shout erupted from the edge of the mudflats!

"You're surrounded!"

"Lay down your weapons and surrender immediately!"

"The Duke has ordered that those who disarm will not be killed, otherwise they will be executed without mercy!"

……

More than 40,000 elite troops charged in from all directions. Not to mention that there were only 6,000 female soldiers in front of them who had no combat experience and even lax battlefield discipline, even a battle-hardened army would be in a state of panic under such circumstances.

This makes...

The fleeing female soldiers were terrified, and many immediately threw their weapons to the ground, shouting loudly.

"We surrender! We surrender! We are willing to surrender!"

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! My father is a gambler, my mother is sick, and my younger brother is still in school. I was forced to become a female soldier!"

"We surrender! We surrender!"

……

Without the slightest decent resistance, wherever Wu Xingzhou's army went, the female soldiers surrendered one after another and were immediately captured alive by Wu Xingzhou's men.

Under the torchlight, Ruan Fei's face was pale, snow-white, deathly pale!

His body was trembling.

"Ren, Ren Tianye's man?"

"Why are Ren Tianye's men here?"

"I'm doomed! I've just escaped one danger only to fall into another!"

"Why is my life so miserable?"

In her terror, Ruan Fei lost all her strength and quickly collapsed to the ground. Wu Xingzhou, who had just arrived, saw this, spurred his horse, and scooped her up, placing her across his horse's back.

His face was full of joy!

"Miss Ruan Fei... I've finally caught you!"

"Haha, this is great!"

"Your husband, Zhou Mengyan, was captured by me, and now you've been captured by my own hands... Who else but General Zhang Shi deserves the credit for the strategic advantage of the Yangtze River?"

Wu Xingzhou was full of heroic spirit, but Ruan Fei recognized him and exclaimed in horror, "You, you, you are General Wu Xingzhou?"

"Wait, weren't you going to surrender to me?"

"You, how come you're still Ren Tianye's man?"

"And... what did you mean by General Zhang Shi you just mentioned?"

"Zhang Shi...is he also one of Ren Tianye's men?"

Ruan Fei wasn't exactly unintelligent; her logic and way of thinking were just different from most people. But when faced with the stark reality, she immediately understood the cause and effect of the matter.

"so……"

"Was Zhang Shi's surrender just a pretext?"

"Is your surrender just a ruse?"

"Actually, this is a ruse orchestrated by you and Ren Tianye?"

Wu Xingzhou was in a good mood and patiently explained to Ruan Fei, saying, "Congratulations, Miss Ruan Fei, you've finally figured it out! Let's get started!"

"Alas, there's no reward!"

Ruan Fei swayed again. At this moment, she finally understood completely, but a strong sense of regret welled up in her heart.

"so……"

"Brother Meng Yan, did I actually let a wolf into the house?"

"And I, smugly pleased with myself, thought I had helped Brother Meng Yan, but in reality... I was the one who harmed Brother Meng Yan?"

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